BLOG

What is Blog??

A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online

journal that is frequently updated and intended for

general public consumption. Blogs are

defined by their format: a series of entries posted to a single page in reverse-chronological order.Blogs generally represent the

personality of the author or reflect the purpose of the Web site that hosts

the blog. Topics sometimes include brief philosophical musings,

commentary on Internet and other social issues, and links to other sites

the author favors, especially those that support a point being

made on a post.

But,.. HOW??

Here’s how…

Find a decent blogging provider that appeals to you. The most popular

providers include LiveJournal, Blogger, WordPress.com, Xanga, Tumblr and Webs. These sites are pre-made with templates

and push-button publishing that don't require much technical know-how.

Once you sign up, you'll have a gallery of ready-made templates to choose from. With these, you can pick a color scheme and layout for your blog.Most sites come with a set of predefined layouts and schemes that you can choose from. Select one and personalize it. Then add your name, interests, images, etc.If you want to, get a more unique template, there are some sites up that have many of these that might make it look better. For example, PimpMyProfile.com or Pyzam.com.

Add blogging freebies like buttons, images, blog chalks,

imoods, tagboards (for example, myshoutbox.com),

guest maps, guestbooks, comment boxes for readers' input, etc.

Explore other blog sites that offer

more features for a small fee, such as

Typepad.com.

Decide whether you want your blog to be private or public: do you want any Internet visitor to be able to

read your blog, or do you just want your friends and family to be able to

read it? Most blog sites offer the ability to password-protect your published

posts so only those who you approve of can view what you've written.

After you've set up your blog, write a few posts to test it out, and make any

adjustments to the layout or style that you see fit. Like if you just got a new template, you'd

check your blog to see if you like it, right? At first, it will seem tough to figure out what to write, but once you get into a routine of daily blogging, you will find

it addictive. Write about your day, your thoughts, events, ideas, fears, pleasures, the news, current

affairs, art, or anything you are interested in!

Visit other blogs to build a blogging circle. When you leave

comments, add your blogging address so they can visit you too.

(Note: This will not work if your blog is private)

Publish your blog by sending the URL to your

friends or publish the URL on your website. Add the URL to posts you make

on other blogs.

That’s it !!

Thanks !!